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After taking a beatified dip astatine the Kumbh Mela successful Prayagraj, devotees mostly question to Varanasi to connection prayers astatine the Vishwanath Temple. (Express photo/ Chitral Khambhati)
The Varanasi and Prayagraj districts successful Uttar Pradesh Saturday ordered the closure of superior and secondary schools until February 12 owed to dense postulation congestion owed to an influx of pilgrims for Maha Kumbh. However, teachers person been directed to be schoolhouse and behaviour online classes, said Praveen Tiwari, Basic Shiksha Adhikari of Prayagraj.
The Maha Kumbh Mela, which began connected January 13 successful Prayagraj, volition proceed until February 26. In the past 3 days, determination has been a accordant summation successful the fig of pilgrims. By Friday evening, 32.31 lakh pilgrims visited, which roseate to 71.46 lakh by Saturday noon. After taking a beatified dip astatine the Kumbh Mela successful Prayagraj, devotees mostly question to Varanasi to connection prayers astatine the Vishwanath Temple.
With the completion of the 3rd and last Amrit Snan connected Basant Panchami connected February 3, the akharas and sadhus person besides started moving towards Varanasi. They volition enactment determination until Maha Shivratri connected February 26 earlier returning to their respective places.
In Varanasi, recently initiated naga sadhus, on with the precocious appointed mahamandaleshwars and mahants (Hindu monks with a precocious rank) volition person their certificates earlier returning to their respective places oregon being assigned their duties,” said Balram Bharti Maharaj of Atal Akhara.
Varanasi, astir 130 kilometres from the Maha Kumbh site, has seen a important summation successful devotees amid the ongoing pilgrimage. Earlier, the Varanasi territory medication had instructed superior and secondary schools successful municipality areas to behaviour online classes for students up to Class 8 until Saturday, according to Arvind Pathak, Basic Shiksha Adhikari of Varanasi.
The medication and constabulary successful Varanasi and Prayagraj person erstwhile again implemented postulation regulations. This includes establishing barricades astatine cardinal locations and restricting conveyance introduction wrong metropolis limits. In immoderate regions of the district, the question of vehicles is besides prohibited.
In Prayagraj, pilgrims arriving for Maha Kumbh person been directed to parkland their vehicles successful designated parking tons connected the district’s outskirts. From these lots, they are being transported into the metropolis utilizing Roadways buses, which person been deployed to shuttle them person to the Kumbh area.
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As galore arsenic 103 parking tons person been established successful Prayagraj for pilgrims arriving from assorted regions. Authorities are considering expanding the fig of parking facilities if necessary. These parking tons person been located on the 7 routes that link Prayagraj to adjacent districts, including Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, and Chitrakoot.
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